costume piece

British  

noun

1. Also called: costume drama.  any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age

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Example Sentences

In the aftermath of the shooting, the authorities found five additional live rounds on the set, including on top of the cart where props were kept and in a belt that Mr. Baldwin was wearing as a costume piece.

From New York Times

Smith worked with company dancer Janie Taylor to design a floral mask as a costume piece.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s certainly apparent as he goes over the costume, piece by piece.

From The Verge

We got a very, very pliable soft plastic that held enough structure that sat on the bottom of the train, and then all of the bunnies that we adhered to the base, they were secured with glue and this and that, but they kind of became one with that costume piece through the fabric.

From Slate

Olivia Colman, soon to be seen in hit Netflix drama “The Crown”, plays Britain’s 18th-century Queen Anne in the costume piece with plenty of laugh-out loud moments, a role for which she has won critical acclaim as well as award accolades.

From Reuters